Each week, The Backpage will wrap up some of the smaller news stories, rumors, editorials and gossip making the rounds in women’s wrestling. Got a tip for next week? Send it in. * Emma teases her in-ring return, talks training at the Performance Center and reveals she’ll be watching the WrestleMania 33 competition from backstage. … Read more
Today 12 women will compete in three separate matches at WWE’s grandest stage of all, Wrestlemania! WWE is highlighting many events throughout the day into tonight’s big lead up, including the arrival of some Superstars. WWE’s YouTube just uploaded several videos highlighting the SmackDown women as they get ready for tonight. First up is Mickie … Read more
Asuka and Ember Moon have been on a path to collision ever since Ember debuted last summer. Meanwhile, Nikki Cross and Sanity continue to destroy everyone else in NXT. Nikki stopped taking the fight to Asuka several months ago and instead stuck to fighting alongside her group, proving that she isn’t afraid of any woman … Read more
Hola Knockout fans and welcome to another edition of Xplosion. Jade may no longer be with Impact Wrestling but through this postponed episode, she momentarily lives on! The former Knockouts Champion will take on Laurel Van Ness and if you recall, these two previously faced off on Xplosion back when Laurel under her Chelsea Green … Read more
Diva Dirt Hype is back! Get hyped for WrestleMania 33 with Diva Dirt Hype, highlighting the 6-Pack match for the SmackDown Women’s Title, 4-Way Elimination for the RAW Women’s Title and the Mixed Tag. Check out the Diva Dirt Hype clip below: Music: “Everybody Wants to Rule the World” by Lorde WWE.com previews for Wrestlemania 33: RAW Women’s Championship, Four … Read more
WWE has taped an episode of NXT before their live NXT TakeOver: Orlando event. Spoilers below.
Asuka and Ember Moon have been set to collide now since Ember’s stunning debut last summer. Both are larger than life competitors who were both gong into this match undefeated. As Asuka’s reign has surpassed 364 days, she’s broken records, becoming the longest reigning NXT Women’s Champ, the longest reigning champ in NXT history, and … Read more
For months now Sanity and Nikki Cross have been brutalizing everyone in the mid-card in their path, starting with Tye Dillinger. Nikki has especially been a thorn in his side. Dillinger has been taking the fight to Sanity, however, recruiting Roderick Strong and No Way Jose to fight by his side. To even the odds, … Read more
Six-time Knockouts Champion and Impact Wrestling Hall of Famer Gail Kim surprised many fans a few weeks ago when she revealed on Twitter that she was not under contract with Impact Wrestling. Despite this, Gail has referred to Impact Wrestling as her home, telling fans to not worry. In a new interview with David Penzar … Read more
Earlier today, SHIMMER was a part of the WWN Experience at WrestleCon with their 91st volume. Here are the results courtesy of Tom Richards on Twitter. Cherry Bomb def. Alex Windsor Britt Baker def. Veda Scott, Samantha Heights & Neveah LuFisto def. Leva Bates Shayna Baszler def. Santana Garrett Jessicka Havok def. Cat Power Nicole Matthews def. Shotzi Blackheart Vanessa Kraven & Tessa Blanchard def. Mia Yim & Kay Lee Ray to retain the SHIMMER Tag Team Championship … Read more
Tonight at, NXT TakeOver: Orlando, Asuka takes on Ember Moon as she defends her NXT Women’s Title. Can Ember Moon be the one to dethrone the undefeated Asuka? The Diva Dirt team weighs in: Abir: As the build up for this match is so low key – what with a single backstage contract signing and pretty much … Read more
Tonight at, NXT TakeOver: Orlando, Ruby Riot makes her NXT in-ring debut when she teams up with Tye Dillinger, Roderick Strong and No Way Jose to take on Sanity (Nikki Cross, Killian Dain, Alexander Wolfe and Eric Young). Which team will stand tall by the end of the night? The Diva Dirt team weigh in: Abir: … Read more
Tonight at NXT TakeOver: Orlando, NXT Women’s Champion Asuka defends her title against Ember Moon. Both women will be competing for a newly designed NXT Women’s Championship belt as it was announced earlier today by NXT General Manager William Regal that the winners of tonight’s NXT TakeOver: Orlando championship matches will be awarded newly designed belts … Read more
After months and months of waiting if the WWE would create a women’s tournament in the same style of the critically acclaimed Cruiserwieght Classic of last fall, we finally have an answer. In a press conference with SmackDown Women’s Champion Alexa Bliss, RAW Women’s Champion Bayley and NXT Women’s Champion Asuka, WWE COO Triple … Read more
Hola Knockout fans and welcome to this week’s Impact Write-Up. Before diving into this week’s episode, I do want to start off by apologizing for not having a Write-Up to last week’s show. Things were just busy for me last week (and even busier during the weekend) to the point that I didn’t even watch … Read more
Tonight, Beth Phoenix was officially inducted to the WWE Hall of Fame, joining its class of 2017. The former three-time WWE Women’s and one-time Divas Champion was inducted by her Divas of Doom partner and best friend Natalya, who called this Hall of Fame ceremony “destiny”. Natalya would go on to share the story of … Read more
Just days after it was initially announced that the SmackDown Women’s Title was to be defended at this year’s WrestleMania Kickoff show, WWE have seemingly reversed their decision. WWE.com has updated the line-up to this year’s WrestleMania card and have removed the “Kickoff Match” tag from the SmackDown Women’s Title match. The update also lists … Read more
As it was previously announced, UK’s World of Sport Wrestling will make their television return after a thirty year hiatus thanks to a new partnership between Impact Wrestling and ITV Network. In a new video from Impact Wrestling’s YouTube account, one of World of Sport Wrestling’s new star Viper speaks of her historic match against Alexis … Read more
Welcome to this week’s NXT Redux! NXT is in a precarious position all across the board. With TakeOver looming in just two days does the go home show deliver or show any signs of what the focal point of the women’s division will be moving forward? Slated for the night is a contract signing between … Read more
On the heels of Ruby Riot‘s debut last week, NXT has officially announced that she will be joining the team of Tye Dillinger, Roderick Strong, and No Way Jose to take on Sanity and Nikki Cross this Saturday at TakeOver: Orlando. WWE.com‘s synopsis of the feud is as follows: Has SAnitY met its match? The NXT … Read more
Your Two Cents is our interactive feature where we ask for the opinions of our Twitter, Instagram and Facebook followers. This week, we’re asking this: With Beth Phoenix being inducted to the WWE Hall Of Fame Friday, what have been your favorite moments in her career? We’ve read your responses on our social media pages … Read more
Wrestlemania 33 is three days away and Alexa Bliss will have her hands full defending the Women’s Championship against “every woman available” on the SmackDown roster. On Tuesday, Naomi made her return to the ring, officially entering the match set for Sunday to reclaim a title she never officially lost. And several rumors have been floating … Read more
Wrestlemania is RIGHT around the corner! Can you believe how quickly time has gone? It feels as though just two months ago Lita pulled that red sheet away and unveiled the initial Women’s championship. It doesn’t feel as if Brie Bella took her final bow almost a year ago whilst Lana made her in-ring debut. The time … Read more
Since the brand split has happened, one brand’s women’s division has been given the benefit of having current stars with months of build. The other brand has had to raise their women from scratch, as they have had to bring up newbies and redevelop forgotten characters. For the past year, the women of the blue … Read more
It’s the last week before WrestleMania and the RAW Women’s Division picture has been set. The Huggable Champ takes on The Nature Girl, The Boss and The Unstoppable Force in an elimination four way match. Four combustible elements ready to climb to the top on the grandest stage of them all. In the final RAW … Read more
As previously announced, Alexa Bliss will defend her SmackDown Women’s Championship in an open challenge against “every women available on the SmackDown roster” at Sunday’s WrestleMania 33. As of now, Becky Lynch, Natalya, Mickie James and Carmella have all been announced as participants to the match, although more names are expected and rumored to be … Read more